withered — [[t]wɪ̱ðə(r)d[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a person or a part of their body as withered, you mean that they are thin and their skin looks old. Diana grasped his face in her withered hands. ...the bartender s withered face. Syn:… … English dictionary

withered — with|ered [ˈwıðəd US ərd] adj 1.) a withered plant has become drier and smaller and is dead or dying 2.) a withered person looks thin and weak and old 3.) a withered arm or leg has not developed properly and is thin and weak … Dictionary of contemporary English

withered — with|ered [ wıðərd ] adjective 1. ) a withered plant has become dry and is dying 2. ) a withered person looks old, thin, and weak, and has a lot of WRINKLES on their skin 3. ) a withered arm or leg is thin and weak because of illness or disease … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

withered — adjective 1 a withered plant has become drier and smaller and is dead or dying 2 a withered person looks thin and weak and old 3 a withered arm or leg has not developed properly and is thin and weak … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

withered — UK [ˈwɪðə(r)d] / US [ˈwɪðərd] adjective 1) a withered plant has become dry and is dying 2) a withered person looks old, thin, and weak, and has a lot of wrinkles on their skin 3) a withered arm or leg is thin and weak because of illness or… … English dictionary

withered — adjective 1. lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness (Freq. 1) the old woman s shriveled skin he looked shriveled and ill a shrunken old man a lanky scarecrow of a man with withered face and lantern jaws W.F.Starkie he did well… … Useful english dictionary